学界向来视阳明学为尊德性之学、朱子学为道问学之学。但其实在阳明学派内部也有独特的道问学开展途径,蕺山学派刘宗周、黄宗羲师徒即为其中代表人物。其理论开展途径有三个步骤:(1)针对江右王门与王畿的辩论困境,刘宗周提出物至善无恶说,确立物的本体论地位,以保障心体的真正安立;(2)刘宗周提出气一元论和诚意说,把人引向更为广大的天地自然秩序,为物至善说奠定哲学基础;(3)黄宗羲通过诠释其师门学术,实现从性命之学向经史之学的学术转型。
It is well-known that Liu Zongzhou is a famous scholar of the Yangming school.The debate between Yangming scholars prompted Liu Zongzhou to propose a unique theory of knowledge. This theory is the underlying thought structure of Eastern Zhejiang historiography.